| NOUN | group | RUF, Revolutionary United Front | a terrorist group formed in the 1980s in Sierra Leone |
|---|
| Sounds | rah'f | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | aleph ... woodruff: 40 rhymes with ahf... | |
| Meaning | A terrorist group formed in the 1980s in Sierra Leone; seeks to overthrow the government and gain control of the diamond producing regions; responsible for attacks on civilians and children, widespread torture and murder and using children to commit atrocities; sponsored by the president of Liberia. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | Revolutionary United Front | |
| Category | terrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist act | The calculated use of violence (or the threat / threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature |
| Instance of | terrorist organization, terrorist group, foreign terrorist organization, FTO | A political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals |
| Region | Sierra Leone, Republic of Sierra Leone | A republic in West Africa |
| Spanish | Frente Revolucionario Unido | |
| Catalan | Revolutionary United Front | |
©2001-24 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact
English |
Spanish |
Catalan
Privacy |
Robots